Who has the best chance of beating Mayweather?

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 20 Oct 2005, 06:45

I would say Hatton at LW and Margarito or Zab at W.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 20 Oct 2005, 06:51

Tszyu at LW, De La Hoya or Margarito at W.

Why is Corey Spinks always not mentioned in such polls, give him more of a chance than Mitchell, Corrales or Castillo.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 20 Oct 2005, 06:54

I had Spinks and Corrales in but it said I had too many options in there so took them out as I guessed the majority of people would not have picked either of them.

Tantum · Post by **Tantum** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:08

Margarito is over rated. Mayweather would make him look silly.

Old Tszyu is too slow for Mayweather. Mayweather vs A younger Tszyu would have been fantastic.

Out of this list... I'm gonna say Shane Mosley. I just think he has the tools to beat Mayweather...

You're going to have to be powerful, with a good chin, but most importantly, fast and skilled enough(Feet and hands) to catch him often.

Judah and Hatton each lack one of these qualities, Mosley doesn't.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:13

Do you think that the current version of Mosley would be faster than Judah? I would think not. I don't understand why everybody is saying that Mayweather would be too quick for Judah. Judah is extremely fast, as was Spinks, and Floyd would have to slow down a tad if he stepped up another 7 lbs. I don't think the speed difference at 147 lbs between Judah and Mayweather would be very much.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:15

Tantum wrote:Margarito is over rated. Mayweather would make him look silly.

Old Tszyu is too slow for Mayweather. Mayweather vs A younger Tszyu would have been fantastic.

Out of this list... I'm gonna say Shane Mosley. I just think he has the tools to beat Mayweather...

You're going to have to be powerful, with a good chin, but most importantly, fast and skilled enough(Feet and hands) to catch him often.

Judah and Hatton each lack one of these qualities, Mosley doesn't.

Disagree with your option, Moseley is shot. He hasn't got the speed anymore to catch Mayweather. Also, when is the last time he scored a KD? I'll tell you vs Adrian Stone (who was chinny) over 4 years ago.

Agree with your theory, but surely DLH fits into that catagory more these days. First match, Moseley was significantly quicker than Oscar - rematch time it was DLH who was the quicker of the two.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:16

Zab has the speed, power and confidence to give Floyd trouble. And his suspect chin might even hold up, seeing as Pretty Boy isn't a one punch ko artist.

My T Sharp · Post by **My T Sharp** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:17

MightyWarrior wrote:Zab has the speed, power and confidence to give Floyd trouble. And his suspect chin might even hold up, seeing as Pretty Boy isn't a one punch ko artist.

I agree, Judah and Hatton look most likely.

Tantum · Post by **Tantum** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:24

stujones wrote:Agree with your theory, but surely DLH fits into that catagory more these days. First match, Moseley was significantly quicker than Oscar - rematch time it was DLH who was the quicker of the two.

I was also thinking DLH... But would DLH have the heart anymore to actually get the job done? After watching his fight with Hopkins, I am not so sure.

So out of the list, I picked Mosley.

johnswan1 · Post by **johnswan1** » 20 Oct 2005, 07:44

Another I would give a chance of beating Mayweather is Forrest.

Tantum · Post by **Tantum** » 20 Oct 2005, 08:06

I agree.

He was not on the list, though. :P

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 20 Oct 2005, 08:07

Yes. Good call, Forrest is massive and has long reach and a serious dig, but he's at 154 now.

Tantum · Post by **Tantum** » 20 Oct 2005, 08:24

I say Forrest has the best chance. He's tall, he's got speed, and power, and skills. He's got a huge reach as well.

Forrest has a problem fighting under alot of pressure, he's more of a strategist than a natural boxer(like Toney, or Mayweather). I don't see Mayweather as being aggressive enough to intrude on Vernon's tactical thought process.

Sweet P · Post by **Sweet P** » 20 Oct 2005, 08:57

I think Forrest, tszyu and Delahoya would give him the most trouble Forrest is so tall and has an excellent jab, Tszyu is great at cutting off the ring against fast fighters and Oscar has speed power and is a very smart fighter.

Raff The Frenchman · Post by **Raff The Frenchman** » 20 Oct 2005, 09:23

DLH without hesitation : he is the bigger man, and the only reason he lost twice in his last 3 fights is they were at middleweight and Oscar had lost all that made him a great fighter at middle : speed, power and stamina.
DLH is prolly the smartest, craftiest most complete fighter u can find at welter...Mayweather relies on pure reflexes and skill...DLH thinks a lot and analizes a lot...he fought Whitaker who has similar style to M0ayweather, also fought Mosley...

lvlarc · Post by **lvlarc** » 20 Oct 2005, 09:31

Mr Zab Judah.

boxbet · Post by **boxbet** » 20 Oct 2005, 12:17

zab is my 1st option especially if the fight is in america. if the fight is in uk my choice is hatton.

boxbet · Post by **boxbet** » 20 Oct 2005, 15:07

also i read somewhere else:
And after all the calling out of Judah, Wright, Oscar DLH - all fights that were never going to come off because PBF won't take a cut in pay. But the act of calling them out turns heads, right?. Nice smokescreen Floyd.

However, apparently, even when Margarito offered to take a mere 15% of the purse, Camp-Mayweather flatly declined.

How can you say your the best pound for pound fighter in the world when you haven't really faced any tough match-ups for nearly three years and decline a competetive fight, which is a financial steal.

The Mythologhy continues...

Chesney_Chambers · Post by **Chesney_Chambers** » 20 Oct 2005, 15:27

Ricky Hatton through his great chin and workrate

ALI · Post by **ALI** » 21 Oct 2005, 04:18

Light-Welter: both Hatton & Cotto are 50/50 fights for Mayweather in my opinion

Welter: against Judah & Mosley he is definately the underdog, i'd say 75/25 in favour of the bigger men.

Keep him away from the light middles and middleweights. He would have to be super selective with his opponents, 10 x more so than he is just now, and even then he would have to be on the run for 12 rounds to avoid geting sparked. It would be about as entertaining as watching paint dry!